Training a foal is no child’s play!
It can be a fascinating experience, but it requires the correct mixture of experience, horse knowledge and intuitive feeling.
Correct training follows from knowledge of how horses develop physically, mentally, and behaviourally. A horse which has been treated incorrectly as a foal may never be reliable. It may be prone to suspicion and panic reactions throughout its entire life. A well-trained foal is much easier to back, and its first hack will be a less risky undertaking.
In addition to the essential basic knowledge, the author offers tips and suggestions to ensure the successful training of your foal:
- imprint training
- first learning steps
- learning with mother
- weaning the foal
- problems of "adolescence”
- obedience and discipline
- first gymnastic exercises
- initial backing
Hardcover with jacket, 144 pages
